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Red

Red blood was shed as their land was taken
Red graves lie unmarked behind shuttered schools
Treaties flouted through Parliament's rules
With redskins confined to reservation
Red songs unsung and red tongues forgotten

Tear off the scab of self denial
Beneath the skin all our blood is red
Together mourn unforgotten dead
Canada's past is now on trial
Time to reright the Indian File.

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It's Canada Day here tomorrow but like many I find myself dwelling on the darker aspects of our history. 

Form - Sonnetina Cinque http://thepoetsgarret.com/2010Challenge/form7.html

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L Milton Hankins Date: 6/30/2021 11:09:00 AM Such an important write, D.W. So true..." beneath the skin all our blood is red." Nice job! Login to Reply D.W. Rodgers Date: 7/2/2021 5:00:00 AM The Truth is hard, real Reconciliation will be even harder. D.W. Rodgers Date: 7/1/2021 1:15:00 PM Thanks LM H. We've been through a Truth and Reconciliation Commission and although the report stated that thousands of children were lost to the system it is only now that the bodies are being confirmed. D.W. Rodgers Date: 7/1/2021 1:15:00 PM The Truth is hard, real Reconciliation will be even harder.

Unseeking Seeker Date: 6/30/2021 10:05:00 AM worldwide phenomena through the ages … thanks for sharing Login to Reply D.W. Rodgers Date: 7/1/2021 10:43:00 AM Thanks unseeking, yes it seems that way but maybe, just maybe a change is going to come,